Here's A House volume 1

Here's A House volume 1The iconic childrens programme Play School opened its doors for 24 years and was the first programme to appear on BBC 2. This book chronicles the well loved programme which featured many household names. There were nearly 5,700 editions of which only 1,900 survive in the BBC Archives. 104 presenters appeared and only four appeared in all three decades. Whilst presenter pairings changed weekly, the format of the programme remained constant who can

The iconic childrenÕs programme Play School opened its doors for 24 years and was the first programme to appear on BBC 2. This book chronicles the well-loved programme which featured many household names.

There were nearly 5,700 editions of which only 1,900 survive in the BBC Archives. 104 presenters appeared and only four appeared in all three decades. Whilst presenter pairings changed weekly, the format of the programme remained constant Ð who can forget the windows showing films of ever day life? The clock preceding the story? The toys and the music that played an integral part from movement to well known rhymes and songs?

Paul R Jackson covers the 1960s and 1970s chronologically within volume one and includes entries on every presenter, major milestones, and various anniversary editions. There are contributions from hundreds of presenters, directors, musicians, designers and graphic designers, and many previously unseen photos are included that will evoke fond memories of your childhood viewing.